Each September Fortune Magazine publishes its Fastest growing companies and six stocks to buy now list. This year CNBC and Fortune are collaborating on a one-hour primetime special that will feature profiles of five companies that made it onto the list, including the company that owns the #1 spot. The companies are ranked on revenue, earnings growth, and their stock returns over the past three years.

See which sectors of the economy are still booming and go inside the hot companies that are taking full advantage of their position, posting sizzling growth in a slow-growth world.

CNBC Managing Editor, Tyler Mathisen and Fortune Magazine Managing Editor, Andy Serwer will co-host the special that will air on August 19th at 9PM & 1AM ET on CNBC.

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